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Tosin Aiyegun

Tosin Aiyegun

Footballer (born 1998)

Oluwatosin "Tosin" Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Lorient.[2] Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.

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Club career

On 2 September 2019, Aiyegun joined Swiss club FC Zürich on a contract until the summer 2023.[3]

On 25 July 2023, Ligue 1 side Lorient announced the signing of Aiyegun on a four-year contract,[4] for a reported fee of €4 million.[5]

International career

Aiyegun was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother. He was called up to the Benin national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[6] He debuted with Benin in a 4–0 friendly win over Liberia on 24 March 2022, scoring a goal in his debut.[7]

Honours

FC Zürich

References

  1. [1]
    Tosin Aiyegun at FC Zürich's website, fcz.ch
  2. [2]
    Tosin Aiyegun at Soccerway
  3. [3]
    Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Offensivspieler Tosin Aiyegun, fcz.ch, 2 September 2019
  4. [4]
    "Aiyegun Tosin s'engage avec les Merlus" [Aiyegun Tosin joins Les Merlus]. FC Lorient (in French). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient" [Transfers: Aiyegun Tosin officially signs for Lorient]. L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Zurich FC Tosin Aiyegun set to dump Nigeria for Benin Republic". 15 March 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Nigerian-born Aiyegun scores in his debut for Benin against Liberia".
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